Micho names six local based players on AFCON 2017 final team

The Azam Uganda Premier League will have six players at the 2017 Africa Nations Cup in Gabon.Uganda Cranes coach Mulitin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic named the six on his final 23-man squad that will hold the Ugandan flag at the finals on return after 39 years.

Reigning league champions KCCA have the most players with three in defenders Timothy Awany and Joseph Ochaya as well as veteran centre forward, Geoffrey Sserunkuma who leads the goal scoring charts in the league.

FUFA Airtel Footballer of the Year Muhammad Shaban also makes the team together with Vipers’ duo of Nicholas Wadada and Hassan Wasswa Mawanda who is bound to join a Lebanese club after the finals.

Unfortunately, there is no place on the team for arguably the league’s best attacking midfielder Muzamiru Mutyaba, his KCCA teammate Benjamin Ochan and Proline promising forward Edirisa Lubega who were all dropped after the Cranes lost 2-0 to Tunisia in a warm up game on Wednesday.

Away from the playing staff, the team has premiership coaches; Fred Kajoba (Bright Stars) as goalkeeping coach and The Saints’ Moses Basena as Micho’s assistant.

KCCA team physio Ivan Ssewanyana is also on the team that has legendary Ronald Kisolo as team doctor.